The purpose of this study was to describe the staff development model for writing instruction, developed by the National Writing Project and adapted by the schools in Bay County, Florida, during the summer of 1988 and the school year of 1988-89. This description was based upon data obtained from questionnaires and field notes of both in-service meetings and classroom observations. The study chronicled the participants as they implemented new writing strategies in their classroom and emerged as instructional leaders in their schools. Based upon the evidence obtained during the observations and the data from the questionnaires, the researcher identified several factors which influenced the success or the failure of staff development efforts in the various schools. One of the factors that seemed to impact in a negative way was the involvement of schools in more than one staff development effort which made it more difficult for participants to implement and practice strategies. An instructional leader was the county level who was committed to the effort and supportive of the teachers and the provision of released time, insuring the participants of an opportunity to nurture each other through sharing and coaching activities, were instrumental in the accomplishment of their efforts. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-07, Section: A, page: 2335. / Major Professor: John Simmons. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1992.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76675 |
| Contributors | Morris, Murilla A., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 142 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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